Box 7

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Color image of three African American men in the field, filling sacks with cotton. Dated March 15, 1905 in Augusta, Ga.; postmarked March 15, 1905 in Augusta, and March 17, 1905 in Springfield, Mass. 14 x 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Color image of three African American adults filling long sacks with cotton. In the foreground are three children alongside the adults. Unknown location. ca. 1907-1915. 13.5 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Color image of several African American men and women in the field picking cotton, including some children. One woman in front with a red dress and a big straw hat is shown filling her sack. The man in front seems to be inspecting more than picking. Unknown location. ca. 1907-1915. 14 X 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Color image of African Americans picking cotton, primarily men but at least one woman is visible. A large basket in the foreground is filled with cotton. Postmarked March 3, 1904 in Augusta, Ga., and March 5, 1904 in Springfield, Mass. 8 x 14 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Black-and-white image of African American cotton pickers--men, women, and at least one child--in a field picking cotton. Overseer on horseback in the background. Small child with her hand in the basket in the foreground. Title is printed on reverse in English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, and Russian. New York: Underwood & Underwood. 17.75 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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Color image of Afrrican American cotton pickers, all male, filling large sacks of cotton in large cotton field. An overseer on horseback is in the background. Unknown location. Copyright 1906 by Detroit Publishing Co. 14 X 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Black-and-white image of a group of African American cotton pickers, all men, but also one young girl and one young boy. Two of the pickers have their hats tucked into their suspenders. Unknown location. Littleton, New Hampshire: Photographed and published by B. W. Kilburn. 17.75 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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Black-and-white image of small African American child with a filled sack of cotton in front of him in the foreground. Older man behind him, along with several other pickers, all African American. Woman picker in background. Littleton, New Hampshire: Photographed and published by B. W. Kilburn. 17.75 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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Color image of five pickers, most of whom appear to be African American, bending over to pick and stuff cotton into their extremely long sacks. Printed on reverse: "An everyday scene during cotton picking time deep down in the 'Land of Cotton.' Cotton and its by-products are one of Arkansas' most important industries." MWM Color-Litko "Bursheen" Finished, made only by MWM - Aurora, Mo. ca. 1930-1944. 14 x 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.

Scope and Contents Color image of a cotton harvesting machine. Printed on reverse: "Georgia's cotton crop grown by 40,000 farmers is now produced and harvested almost entirely by machine. Georgia has 220 gins which separate the fiber from the seed. Approximately 100 cotton mills spin and weave the fiber into yarns and cloth and 200 manufacturing plants transform it into the many articles of clothing, household goods and furnishings to which cotton is so well adapted. The Agricultural Commodity Commission for...